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sire until 1844, when his daughter, Betsey Baker, 

 took a record of 2.43^- to saddle, and she appears 

 to be the only performer by him. Sherman Mor- 

 gan appears in 1844 as sire of Vermont Black 

 Hawk; Pilot, sire of the celebrated Pilot Jr., 

 shows first in connection with Nigger Baby, 2.36, 

 at New Orleans ; Morgan Eagle in 1847; Sala- 

 din, by Young Bashaw, in 1847; Vermont Black 

 Hawk in 1848; Quimby Messenger in 1848; 

 imported Trustee in 1848; Napoleon (Burr's) in 

 1850; Henry Clay in 1850; Mambrino Pay- 

 master (sire of Mambrino Chief) in 1851 as sire 

 of Goliah, 2.33; Royal George in 1852; Burr's 

 Washington in 1852 ; Latourett's Bellfounder 

 in 1853; Downing's Bay Messenger in 1853; 

 Spaulding's Abdallah in 1853; the Drew Horse 

 in 1854; Sherman Black Hawk in 1854; the 

 Morse Horse in 1854; Nottingham's Norman in 

 1854; Biggart's Rattler in 1855; Doble's Black 

 Bashaw in 1855; Morrill in 1855; Camden in 

 1856; Cone's Bacchus in 1856; Tom Crowder 

 in 1856; Witherell Messenger in 1857; Young 

 Morrill in 1857; Cassius M. Clay in 1857; Ameri- 

 can Star in 1858 ; Neave's Cassius M. Clay Jr. 

 in 1858; Hanky's Hiatoga in 1858; Jupiter in 

 1858; Pilot Jr. in 1858; Andrus Hambletonian 



